Honolulu Police Department

The Honolulu Police Department, popularly known as HPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the City & County of Honolulu, USA, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Honolulu. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

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City & County of Honolulu - USA - Mayor of Honolulu - Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

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Founded in 1932, the Honolulu Police Department serves and protects the entire island of O'ahu, covering over 600 square miles (1,600 km²) of territory, home to more than 880,000 residents and over 4 million annual visitors attracted by Honolulu's academic and tourism industries. Unlike the other forty-nine states of the Union, Hawai'i does not have a state police agency or individual city agencies. Law enforcement is the jurisdiction of the individual county governments.

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1932 - O'ahu - Hawai'i

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